Comments on: HIV misdiagnosis http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Medicine Man http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html/comment-page-1#comment-82049 The Medicine Man Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html#comment-82049 It's pretty poor form not to have confirmed that the patient was HIV+, especially if she was reluctant to turn over her old medical records. Hard to understand why that wasn't done.<br/><br/>At my institution we repeat such studies as a matter of routine.<br/><br/>I have a friend who used to be a nurse at an community HIV clinic. She said they ALWAYS confirmed HIV tests because they had many patients lie about being positive so they could get welfare benefits.<br/><br/>John It’s pretty poor form not to have confirmed that the patient was HIV+, especially if she was reluctant to turn over her old medical records. Hard to understand why that wasn’t done.

At my institution we repeat such studies as a matter of routine.

I have a friend who used to be a nurse at an community HIV clinic. She said they ALWAYS confirmed HIV tests because they had many patients lie about being positive so they could get welfare benefits.

John

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html/comment-page-1#comment-82033 Anonymous Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html#comment-82033 on the other hand, it sounds as though the doc didn't do herself any favors when she stated that the patient was a prositute - without, apparently, documenting it at the time of the visit.<br/><br/>How else can that appear to a jury except as an attempt to smear the patient? Especially when the physician failed in the standard of care?<br/><br/>Even if the patient WAS a prostitute, and HAD made her health records available, the followup WB should have been done. on the other hand, it sounds as though the doc didn’t do herself any favors when she stated that the patient was a prositute – without, apparently, documenting it at the time of the visit.

How else can that appear to a jury except as an attempt to smear the patient? Especially when the physician failed in the standard of care?

Even if the patient WAS a prostitute, and HAD made her health records available, the followup WB should have been done.

]]> By: Gasman http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html/comment-page-1#comment-82032 Gasman Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/hiv-misdiagnosis.html#comment-82032 See the post above by Kevin regarding patient responsibility. Did this patient really need to withold her medical records from the treating doc she is now suing? Had she been more forthcomming with her records would she have been spared injury for which she now seeks compensation? See the post above by Kevin regarding patient responsibility. Did this patient really need to withold her medical records from the treating doc she is now suing? Had she been more forthcomming with her records would she have been spared injury for which she now seeks compensation?

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